Crash tests!go crash thismore size and weight are a plus in collisions

Mass does have a partial advantage, but impact absorbtion is far more important.

The lack of crumple zones and the fact that the Hummer frame protrudes form the back of the caris what heads to it's very poor rear end crash test rating.

When an overly ridgid truch is hit the shock wave is very sudden and is transmited through the driver and passangers body.

Most mortal car accidents are not caused by passangers getting crushed, but by the shock wave that is transmitted through the car and by the sudden deceleration.

This is important because there is very little you can do about rear end collisions.

The reason why the Murano did so well in crash tests is that it combined mass and INTELLIGENT DESIGN.

What's even more funny is that you try to make your point by showing a picture of a piece of crap American School bus..... busses that are well known for bad handling, heavy pollution and terrible safety rating.

Well I'll stick to looking out for coolcars (vans)that are ideal and or fun for gettingequipment and riders to a beach

I think that the Element is an amazing ly well designed vanand also that it look soooooooooooooo coolas cool as the scion Xtra Boxythats my take on vehicular styleMy GMC Safari is like the best van ever boxy with few windows and Black!

some of you sacrifice practicality for a hyper-miler sense of style and enviro-mental respect

and now there seems to be a niche for most safest kitesurfingcar for getting to the beach.

I like to be able to bring a lot to the party.canoe, party island, back up kites for freindsbig cooler, extra pumps , more

that bus looked cool to meif you look closely you just might notice that its gotsome custom extra wacky headroomalso noteworthy is that @ the traffic litethe dirver felt it necesary to tell me that the thing runs on discardedcooking oil, vegetable oil, fry-daddy liquid!

Outboard Evinrude90 horses power!2 stroke for the best in power 2 weight ratioboat people that I have met tell me that 43mphis kinda fast for a 17 footer.seats 4 max, no bow rideror seat belts, so i'll drve it careful!

Seriously when I'm riding I hate trucks but when I want gravel for my road I don't like using my bike trailer to get it.

of course depending on how often you re-gravel your road, why don't you just rent the car when you need it? It is pointless to have and pay for a car that you need once a year if you save $10k on just renting it when you need it...of course IMO.

Since waterproof seats and room for gear can't exist with luxury and performance. I'm considering the Toyota FJ. I'm thinking black with a 3" lift and mean tires. I would have to sacrifice the fun of a sports car, but I'm liking the idea of throwing my wet gear in the back and having the freedom hop in with wet shorts.

I'm using at a moment over a100 years technology with also a" TERMINATOR of 100 YEARS GASOLINE MONOPOLY" reality check and" GAS CARS & DIAPERS STINK! SO,CHANGED 4 THE SAME REASON!"Bumper Stickers as you see.

DrLightWind

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